Nanny, national heroine

This is the monument to Nanny of the Maroons, the only female hero so far in Jamaican history. This lies in the National Heroes Park in central Kingston (sort of between Downtown and New Kingston).

Welcome to Jamaica

June 28th 2010
After 9.5 hours travel from London, we arrived at Norman Manley airport, Kingston, Jamaica. We were picked up by my colleagues T & C, and got our first lessons in what Jamaica is like. A strange fruit was sold just outside the airport terminal, and that was a "jelly" coconut, a not yet fully matured coconut that you enjoy with a straw, and perhaps a knife, if you have somewhere to put the fruit's ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Jamaica » Kingston

Jamaica gained full independence within the British Commonwealth in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence and a drop off in tourism. Elections in 1980 saw the democratic socialists voted out of office. Pol... ... read more

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